Cy Williams

Cy Williams
Outfielder
Born: December 21, 1887(1887-12-21) Wadena, Indiana
Died: April 23, 1974(1974-04-23) (aged 86) Three Lakes, Wisconsin
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 18, 1912 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1930 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Batting average	.292
Home runs	251
RBI	1,005
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1912-1917) Philadelphia Phillies (1918-1930)
Career highlights and awards
Led league in slugging percentage 1 time Led league in home runs 4 times

Frederick "Cy" Williams (December 21, 1887 - April 23, 1974) was a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs (1912–17) and Philadelphia Phillies (1918–30).

Born in Wadena, Indiana, Williams attended Notre Dame where he studied architecture and played football with the legendary Knute Rockne. His hitting prowess caught the attention of the Chicago Cubs who purchased his contract after he graduated from college. From 1915-1927 he was a consistent power hitting center fielder, leading the National League in home runs four times during his career. He was the first NL player to hit 200 career home runs; he finished his career with 251. He is also one of three players born before 1900 to hit 200 homers in his career (Babe Ruth and Rogers Hornsby are the other two). In addition to his hitting exploits, Williams was known as an outstanding defensive centerfielder, as his well-above-average fielding percentage and range factor attest to.

Williams hit for the cycle on August 5, 1927.

After retirement he worked as an architect in Three Lakes, Wisconsin. He died there at age 86 in 1974.

Williams is not only the Phillies all-time leader in extra innings grand slams with 2, he holds the major league record for being the oldest player ever to win a home run title, slugging 30 home runs to win the National League home run title in 1927 at 39 years of age.

See also

• List of top 300 Major League Baseball home run hitters
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
• Hitting for the cycle
• List of Major League Baseball home run champions

• Major League Baseball titles leaders

External links

• Career Statistics
• Bio at BaseballLibrary.com

Preceded by Gavvy Cravath	National League Home Run Champion 1916 (with Dave Robertson)	Succeeded by Gavvy Cravath & Dave Robertson
Preceded by Gavvy Cravath	National League Home Run Champion 1920	Succeeded by George Kelly
Preceded by Rogers Hornsby	National League Home Run Champion 1923	Succeeded by Jack Fournier
Preceded by Hack Wilson	National League Home Run Champion 1927 (with Hack Wilson)	Succeeded by Jim Bottomley & Hack Wilson